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ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when September ends
--Green Day Wake Me Up When September Ends

It's getting near that time again --
Ohio Linux Fest.
In case you've been
living under a rock or somehow missed last years' event, here's the story.

Basically, it all began a few years ago when some of the Linux User Groups
in the Ohio and surrounding area decided to get together and have their own
conference-like-event. The description "conference-like" isn't an accident,
because nothing is like Ohio Linux Fest, from my experience.

It's essentially a conference with speakers and the like -- and the largest
Linux geek party -- all rolled into one event. Last year it took me a couple
of weeks to get back to normal (if there is such a thing for FeriCyde).
After the event, I simply had the post-OLF blues.

Unlike a lot of commercial events, the signal-to-noise ratio is extremely
optimal. Everywhere you turn there are interesting and fun people. The
atmosphere is extremely charged. You get the picture? No? There's only
one way to really understand it then -- attend.

Maybe you have something more exciting to do instead? If so I
can only imagine a list like the following ...

Top 10 Things You Could Be Doing Instead of Attending Ohio Linux Fest

Attempt to impress members of opposite sex in nearby bar
by loudly spouting shell syntax.

Spend the day scouring book stores for "Ubuntu for Life".

Hang out at Best Buy in the new PC section looking for newbies that
are confused.

Drone for hours arguing with friend who uses Mandriva/Gentoo/Suse/Fedora/
Debian/Ubuntu/DSL Linux attempting to get them to see the light and
switch to [your distribution here].

Dust off old copies of Linux Journal found in bathroom and scan for
new material.

Reinstall sister/parent/uncle/grandfather/friend's infected Windows
95/98/Win2k/XP/XP home box because you feel bad having been the last
person to breath on the house of cards.

Cruise the boulevard in loud sports car with plates that say "Linux Guy".

Face it, any other way to spend your life, barring a Saturday at
Ohio Linux Fest, is simply going to be a waste of prime geek party time.
If you're a Linux kind of Guy -- if you're looking to talk to others like
yourself...
Rather, if you're looking to hang out and party with people who have
similar interests, you
need to get registered and make your way to Columbus Ohio.

The event is free, although you can buy an all conference pass that includes
a tee shirt, lunch and more. Registration for the event closes the 22nd of
this month. See the
Ohio Linux Fest web site for more.